Lai awoke to the muted hum of medical equipment and the sterile scent of disinfectants. Her eyes slowly adjusted to the soft glow of the hospital room. Confusion swept over her as she tried to piece together where she was and why.
She gingerly sat up in the hospital bed, wincing as her head throbbed with pain.
Clutching her temples, she closed her eyes, attempting to bring some clarity to her muddled thoughts. It was then that the memories flooded back, crashing over her like a relentless tide.
The car accident, the retrograde amnesia, and the pieces of her life that had been shrouded in darkness emerged into the light. She remembered her job, her boss Bai Ying, and the chilling events that had unfolded before she lost her memories.
The tortured man, Chitaporn Zwitanin, the malevolent Wuhan Guangting, and her colleagues Na and Zhenya helping her in the cafeteria—all the details surged back into her consciousness.